Born in Wales, brought up in England, and emigrated to the USA, I've zigzagged through a motley slew of professions from playing unofficial secret agent -- yes, really! -- while keeping a troupe of touring ballet dancers happy -- oxymoron? -- to editing a course on everything you wanted to know about astronomy. I've herded cats -- oops! I mean I've worked my passage in orchestral management, and I've taught piano and music theory (amazing how many people ain't got rhythm). Every step in this career maze was fun and full of writ more...